Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-30
NORTHERN NEW YORK.
Young Gillian sent to "a Reformatory-Dr
Taylor and Rhinehart indicted
mt Malone.

MALONE, n. Y, sept 24-In the matter
of Gillian, the young man charged with
having forged two cnecks against Webster
Bros of Malone to the amount of over
$500 and which were negotiated in Platts
burgh, through the in,trumentaljty OF
Hon. smith NJ. Weeds endorsement, the
grand iury found II true billn charging
him with the crime of forgery substantial
~ as heretofore published in the columns
of the FREE PRESS. The young man on
being arraigned pleaded guilty to the
charge by advice OF his counsel and re-
quested that the court send him to a
reformatory instead of to state prison.
The court in commenting upon the case
said that the case was unlike any which
had ever come under his notice during the
long period Of his service as district at
torney and judge He called the Young
mans attention 10 the fact that his posi-
tion in life, his mental qualifications, his
business abilities and his social standing
all tended to Withdraw him from tempta-
tiOn to commit crimes and spoke Of the
further fact that the young man was not
iu necs, OF money, having salary SUM
cieut 10 meet his requirements. He
further said that the ease appeared to be
one OF 9r~laW.tc ptemeGr.ted. forgery,
money belonging 80 another without "A
single eNcusaUle motive {" prompt him To
tue act. Inc court Uutn sentenced Gillian
to me ElmIra retOrmajOry TOR such period
., should seem 10 the ptisun authorizes
sufficient to SO educate MIN That ue would
ne safely trusted a. member or society
The sentence as pronounced was IN de
ference to pubic sentiment, and was con
trary to the best Judgment oil the court.
'Hue grand jury have also round trlle
bills against DR.. \. G. Taylor, charging
him with the crime OF iudnslnu2hief IN
having committed an abortion, and
against Helry Rhiuehdrt charging him
with the crime OF murder in having been
connected with the death of Van Norman
The district attorney claims to have sum
Cient clrCumstHuUl evidence 10 convict
the latter,
Baldwin's Leap from Balloon.
PorsDAM, y. y, Spet. 24-Prof. Z. :.
Baldwin made a leap from his balloon IN a
parachute when 2O0O feet high this after
noon at the fair grounds. over 1000 paO-
ple were present. Prof Baldwin rcacaed
the ground safely within 90 rods from
where be ascended.
Another Adirondack Railroad.
4 mortgage executed by the Science
tady and Ogdeusburg railroad company
10 the \ lnetlCdA trust ana Loan COMPANY
OF New York city, in security of an ad-
Vancement. of -, 100000, TO be used i'll the
construction OF the railroad throu h the
AdirondaCks was filed at the county
clerks office in Schenectady Friday morn
ing. The stock of the road, $4,000, 900,
will be sold in shares of 500.
ROuses Point.
The ladies OF the Episcopal church held
sociable at the residence of Mrs. w :.
Phillips Thursday evening. There was
also one at the residence of Mrs. james
Aunchman the same evening, under the
auspices of the Catholic ladies'. Mr.
Rheuben Barton has sold ms house ana
10. on Lake street to James Shaw jr. The
latter is constructing a new barn on the
premises aud Is making other improve
ments. .,... several of the railroad officials
have been in town for the purpose of
settling on location for the new Union
depot......F Fhls is probably the last week
Of the season at the Wiudsor..... \ com
mOliOus stOrehouse has been constructed
on the rear of William Turner 4 Sons
store. ...... The Methodist ladies viii hold
Il honey sOCiable at the residence of Mr..
ana Mrs, T. l. Randall Tuesday evening.